organogenesis

Also or·ga·nog·e·ny

[awr-guh-noh-jen-uh-sis, awr-gan-oh‑]

noun

1. Biology.,  the origin and development of an organ.

organogenesis

/ ˌɔːɡənəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk, ˌɔːɡənəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

1. the formation and development of organs in an animal or plant

2. Also called: organogeny. the study of this process

Other Word Forms

• organogenetic adjective
• organogenetically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of organogenesis¹

First recorded in 1855–60; organo- + -genesis

Example Sentences

For nearly ten years, the Stanford Brain Organogenesis Program has been redefining how scientists study the human brain.

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"We can easily make 10,000 of them now," said Pasca, the Bonnie Uytengsu and Family Director of the Stanford Brain Organogenesis Program.

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To achieve that vision, Pasca collaborated with Wu Tsai Neuro affiliate Karl Deisseroth, a neuroscientist and bioengineer, assembling an interdisciplinary group that officially launched the Stanford Brain Organogenesis Program with support from the Wu Tsai Neuro Big Ideas in Neuroscience grant.

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Instead, the lab needed something to keep organoids apart while growing them in batches, so Pasca worked with Heilshorn, a Stanford Brain Organogenesis Program collaborator and materials engineer, to try out some options.

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Pasca and his Stanford Brain Organogenesis Program colleagues are now hoping to use their technique to make progress on a number of neuropsychiatric disorders, such as autism, epilepsy, and schizophrenia.

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